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Thank for the information.
Very helpful, thank you!
I appreciate the advice, thank you.
Thank you sir.
Hey everyone, I’ve made the mistake of filling my 1954 Chevy pickup steering gearbox with 90 weight gear oil as recommended by the manual, only to...
Hello all, I have disassembled my 1954 Chevy pickup speedometer and multi gauge (oil pressure, battery, etc.) for cleaning and sprucing up of the...
No, not too embarrassed. I had some work issues that kept me away from fun stuff. Thank you for the concern, and all of this advice has definitely...
I've found out through this posting that I very likely now have the correct shoes, and what I found when I bought the car was someone's...
Very very true. Thank you for the help.
Absolutely, and those are my best days. There is nothing like the feeling of success when some component of the car is finally doing what you'd...
One thing I did notice when putting it all back together with the new shoes was that the bottom spring didn’t really seem to be putting much...
Unfortunately I deleted most of the pics of the original set up but I saved two. Note that the car was facing in the other direction when these...
Very good advice, thank you. I typically don’t throw things away but I have a fear of becoming a hoarder when it comes to old car parts lol. My...
I really appreciate the help and information. Thank you sir.
That is a huge help. Thank you very much.
Thank you very much. To begin with I'm going to re-install the shoes in the proper position, and get a new, correct set of springs on the way...
Yes sir, that is very likely the situation here. I assumed that whoever set these brakes up before me probably did have functioning rear drums,...
Sorry everyone, it's a 1948 Cadillac Series 61 4-door.
My apologies for being away from my computer due to some unexpected developments. I really appreciate everyone's advice.
I really do appreciate the advice and wisdom from everyone as I learn these things. However, please ease up on the harsh language and outright...
Can you help me understand what is meant by "the short lining?"
Unfortunately, I tossed the old ones once I had everything back together and it seemed to be working properly. Before I installed the new ones I...
Hey guys, I need some wisdom on brake shoes. No matter what I do I can’t get things to line up correctly. I can force things into the correct...
Very good to know, thank you.
Very helpful, thank you sir!
I have DEFINITELY been enjoying the car. Every time I get behind the wheel after hours of work early in the morning before I start my paying job...
I assume the slop is where it attaches to the sector because I wiggled the pitman before reattaching it to the drag link and it had unwanted...
That would definitely be a good thing to check while I'm chasing down the short in the horn button. Thank you!
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